UN asks for aid for Sudan as fighting rages, despite mediation efforts

People who fled the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region and were previously internally displaced, stand near makeshift shelters at the border between Sudan and Chad, 13 May 2023. © Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

The United Nations says more than half of Sudan's population needs aid and protection, and has appealed for €2.3 billion of aid as mediation efforts to stop the fighting between the army and paramilitary rebels have failed and the conflict threatens to destabilise the region.

People who have remained in the capital, Khartoum, are struggling to survive, with food and water supplies dwindling as the power struggle between the army and the paramilitary rapid support forces (RSF) enters its second month, despite international mediation efforts.